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Jakarta - Many people were bewildered by the origins of the recent Sunda Strait tsunami that hit Carita Beach in Banten, West Java and Lampung, as the area’s early warning systems installed specifically to alarm people of an impending tsunami were not triggered. After the tsunami took place on Saturday night, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) initially issued a public announcement through its Twitter account @infoBMKG stating there its early data suggest there were no seismic activities recorded in the region. The agency later corrected their statement in the following tweet on December 23 at 02:55 AM stating that the tsunami is believed to be caused by activities from the nearby Mount Anak Krakatau (child of Krakatoa), though further analysis will need to be conducted. As people await for BMKG’s official investigation report upon the cause of the Sunda Strait tsunami, distant and recent history have shown that a tsunami, which is generally ...

There was no warning prior to the deadly volcano-triggered tsunami on the Sunda Strait on Saturday evening due to an absence of a tsunami warning system in the area — and across Indonesia — Indonesia Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho revealed this morning. In a series of tweets, Sutopo wrote that Indonesia hasn’t had a functional tsunami detection buoy system, also known as deep-ocean assessment and reporting of tsunamis (DART), since 2012. 5) Tidak ada peringatan dini tsunami di Selat Sunda pada 22/12/2018 malam. Tidak adanya peralatan sistem peringatan dini menyebabkan potensi tsunami tidak terdeteksi sebelumnya. Tidak terpantau tanda-tanda akan datangnya tsunami sehingga masyarakat tidak memiliki waktu evakuasi. — Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo_PN) 24 December 2018 “There was no early warning for the tsunami on the Sunda Strait on the evening of December 22, 2018… The fact that the signs weren’t detected means residents [of...

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has tweeted a photo of herself meeting Pope Francis in the Vatican on Thursday. She wrote that during her official state visit to Europe, meeting the pope had been on her agenda and she wanted to thank him personally for the Vatican’s support of the recent Our Ocean conference, which took place in Bali in October. Salah satu agenda kunjungan kerja saya di Eropa adalah bertemu dengan Paus Fransiskus untuk memenuhi undangan beliau. Saya mengucapkan terima kasih secara langsung atas dukungan dan komitmen Vatikan yang disampaikan oleh H.E Archbishop Piero Pioppo di @OurOcean2018 Oktober lalu. pic.twitter.com/Cs4ubwOCG1 — Susi Pudjiastuti (@susipudjiastuti) 13 December 2018 Susi also wrote that the message was delivered by Archbishop Piero Pioppo, the Vatican’s ambassador to Indonesia, during the conference. She also attended the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) general meeting in Monaco, where...

Miss USA 2018, Sarah Rose Summers, has come under fire just days before taking the stage in the ongoing Miss Universe contest for mocking fellow contestants Miss Vietnam and Miss Cambodia for their poor English language skills. Summers, 24, has since apologized for what social media users called racism and bullying, saying that she "would never intend to hurt another". She made the comments alongside Miss Colombia Valeria Morales and Miss Australia Francesca Hung in an Instagram Live video on Morales' account on Wednesday, Dec. 12. The clip begins with Summers asking Morales and Hung: "What do you think about Miss Vietnam?" She then goes on to say of her Vietnam counterpart H'Hen Nie: "She's so cute and she pretends to know so much English, and then you ask her a question after having a whole conversation with her and she goes (nods and smiles)." Summers then laughs and calls Nie "adorable". And when promp...

Marvel Studios released an official trailer for Avengers: Endgame on Dec. 7. The trailer sees Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) drifting in space on a spaceship with little oxygen reserve left. The situation is a follow-up to the ending of last year’s Avengers: Infinity War, which saw Stark as Iron Man losing a space battle to the villain, Thanos. Following the release, Avengers fans have been jokingly pleading with NASA to save Tony Stark from outer space. As reported by BBC, some could be found voicing their concern for Stark’s wellbeing to NASA on Twitter. Hello Mr @NASA can you please rescue Tony Stark he's stuck somewhere in outer space and his food and water supply ran out four days ago his oxygen levels are depleting WE DONT KNOW HOW LONG HE HAS BEFORE HE DRIFTS OFF PLEASE pic.twitter.com/nlsISwYAVK — 🍑 adie (@yeheypizza) 9 December 2018 Me, knocking on NASA’s front door and asking if I could borrow a ship to go save Tony Stark pic.twitter.com/T...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Did you know that coffee grounds, used or fresh ones, could be used for things other than making the beverage helping you wake up in the morning? Here are 4 beneficial uses of used coffee grounds: 1. Face Scrub A coffee scrub might be the alternative to make use of your used coffee grounds that help exfoliate dead skin cell on your face. This coffee scrub works with your body to produce new skin cells. Stylecaster suggests mixing 3 tablespoon coffee grounds, 1 tablespoon of natural oil, and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar.  2. Air Freshener Remember the old coffee grounds you bought last month but did not have the time to drink it? You can use it as air fresheners since it could still emit unique coffee scents and absorb unpleasant smells. Simply fill a clean old sock with the coffee grounds, tie it, and hang it on a corner of a room.  3. Mosquito Repellent Burning your dry coffee grounds can help repel mosquitos away since most bugs have...

Crazy Rich Asians might have been a big hit at western box offices this year - but Chinese audiences clearly don't feel the same way about the film. The Hollywood blockbuster featuring an all-Asian cast failed to ignite the Chinese box office, limping in at number eight on its debut. It was released four months after its US release, taking just $1.1 million (£857,000) in its first three days. The film has so far made around $238 million (£185.8 million) worldwide. Eyebrows may be raised at the fact Crazy Rich Asians has flopped in the world's largest Asian nation. But it's probably not that much of a surprise. Being released so long after the film came out in other big territories meant the hype and publicity had all but died down. The delayed release isn't particularly unusual for the Chinese market - films have to go through a censorship process and there is a quota for foreign films, with a limit of 34 movie imports a year. But an...

Don't get too excited about the prospect of Megan Fox walking the decks of the USS Enterprise just yet. Rumors have been swirling since October that the former Transformers star may be headed to the final frontier aboard the fourth installment of the rebooted "Star Trek" film franchise. However, when ET's Keltie Knight asked about the fan-fueled speculation, Fox said she had literally never heard the rumors before in her life. "I love the rumor but where do these things come from?" Fox asked, explaining that she's "never on the internet" and therefore doesn't often know about this sort of speculation. "I literally have no idea what you're talking about." Patrick Stewart to Reprise 'Star Trek' Jean-Luc Picard Role In New CBS All Access Series Whispers about her casting began spreading in October when the actress posted a photo of her and "Star Trek" star John Cho sitting on the set of ...

Kensington Palace has issued a rare statement about a recent alleged argument between Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton. Following The Sun's report on Saturday that the Duchess of Cambridge got upset with the former American actress over how she spoke to Middleton's staff, a Kensington Palace spokesman denied the claim to the British paper. "This never happened," the spokesman said. Per People, the palace does not usually respond to rumors and did not issue a statement regarding any other reports, including one that claimed Middleton, 36, was "left in tears" following a fitting for her daughter, Princess Charlotte's dress for Markle's nuptials to Prince Harry. “Kate had only just given birth to Prince Louis and was feeling quite emotional” — though just what upset her is unclear," a source explained to veteran royals reporter Camilla Tominey of The Daily Telegraph, according to People, which confirmed separately that the pre-...

Two years after filing for divorce, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have reached a custody agreement over their six kids. “A custody arrangement was agreed two weeks ago, and has been signed by both parties and the judge," Jolie’s attorney, Samantha Bley DeJean, told Entertainment Tonight in a statement on Friday. "The agreement, which is based on the recommendations of the child custody evaluator, eliminates the need for a trial," the statement continued. "The filing and details of the agreement are confidential to protect the best interests of the children.” A rep for Pitt had no comment when reached by Fox News. A rep for Jolie did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment. The former power couple — who were together for 12 years before ultimately calling it quits in 2016 — share sons Maddox, 17, and Pax, 15, along with daughters Zahara, 13, and Shiloh, 12, as well as 10-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. According to the o...

(CNN)Paris Hilton has revealed why she recently ended her engagement to actor and model Chris Zylka. Her social media followers got to share in the moment when Zylka popped the question in January with a massive ring on a snow-covered mountain. The video of the engagement -- which appears to have been deleted from Hilton's Instagram account -- quickly made the rounds on social media when it was first posted. Such a beautiful and romantic moment, so happy that my favourite couple is now #Engaged ❤💍 @ParisHilton #ChrisZylka pic.twitter.com/CbHvUwkETs — Hilton Empresses (@HiltonEmpresses) 2 January 2018 During an appearance Wednesday on "The Talk," Hilton explained why she ended things with her now ex-fiancé. "When I fall in love, I fall in love fast and hard, and it was this whirlwind romance," she said. "I've always been obsessed with Disney stories and love stories, and I thought it was gonna be my happy e...

According to a former member of the Church of Scientology, the organization reportedly auditioned potential romantic partners for actor Tom Cruise in an effort to keep up appearances. The Hollywood Reporter notes, Valerie Haney was a former member of Scientology’s inner elite Sea Org for 22 years before breaking from the church. She detailed her “escape” in the latest episode of “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath,” in which the former “Kevin Can Wait” star reveals secrets about Scientology. Haney explained to The Underground Bunker, a blog that chronicles Scientology, that part of her job would be auditioning girlfriends for Cruise. It’s worth noting that rumors have circulated for years that the church played a hand in who the “Mission Impossible” star dated, alleging that his relationship with Katie Holmes was a product of this alleged auditioning. "The Church of Scientology stated that the story is utterly false. Valerie Haney is outright lying and mak...

Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra and US singer Nick Jonas are marrying in a Hindu ceremony, a day after exchanging vows according to Christian tradition. The couple are celebrating their nuptials with friends and family at the lavish Umaid Bhavan Palace in the Rajasthani city of Jodhpur. Jonas and Chopra got engaged in the summer after a whirlwind romance. On social media, they said their wedding was an "amalgamation" of their families, faiths and culture. They shared pictures of the traditional mehendi ceremony, in which Chopra had her hands and feet decorated with henna by the women of both families. There was also a cricket match between Team Priyanka and Team Nick ahead of the wedding. View this post on Instagram One of the most special things that our relationship has given us is a merging of families who love and respect each other's faiths and cultures. And so planning our wedding with...